He said: ‘I was working away in Inverness when Claire sent me the video. I couldn’t believe it. Ellie had just turned 13 weeks old when the video was taken so it really is unbelievable.

‘I watched the video and straightaway I said: ‘Oh my God’. I was just so shocked. You can see she is trying to copy what Claire is saying and it comes out so clear.

‘We sent the video to our friends and family and they were all completely shocked too.

Babies typically say their first words between the ages of 12-18 months. Most babies say a few simple words such as ‘mama’ and ‘dada’ by the time they reach one year old, but according to the NHS babies do not start speaking in full sentences until they reach the age of around one and a half to two years old.

Ellie was just 13 weeks old when the video was recorded (Picture: Fortitude)

Grant said: ‘Claire is always interacting with Ellie and she always talks to her but this is the first time Ellie has responded.

The video was taken at the end of April, when little Ellie had just turned 13 weeks old. The tot is now 17 weeks.

New mum Claire added: ‘Ellie hasn’t said anything since. It was just a fluke in the moment. She makes cute little noises and I think in that instance she was just trying to copy the noises I was making.

‘We will show her the video when she’s older, but that’s a long way off yet.’